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Is El Paso's new baseball mascot funny or fearsome?

By Bill Knight, El Paso Times

Posted:
10/23/2013 03:21:25 PM MDT

Updated:
10/23/2013 03:45:59 PM MDT

Is El Paso's new baseball mascot funny or fearsome?

(Courtesy El Paso Chihuahuas)After months of buildup and speculation and debate, El Paso's new Triple-A baseball team finally got its nickname late Tuesday afternoon at the Plaza Theatre."Let's hear it for your El Paso Chihuahuas," announced the team's general manager, Brad Taylor.The Plaza Theatre's lower level was packed with area Little League Baseball players and a smattering of military and media, and the announcement was greeted with a warm response ... not a great response, but a warm one.Team President ...

Not all kids who play baseball are uniformed with fancy script across their chests, traveling to $1,000 instructional camps and drilled how to properly hit the cut-off man. Some kids just play to play.